Japanese

かたよる
Meaning: to be biased; to be unbalanced; to lean to one side
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 偏る 偏らない
Polite 偏ります 偏りません
Past 偏った 偏らなかった
Polite + Past 偏りました 偏りませんでした
Te-form 偏って 偏らなくて
Potential 偏れる 偏れない
Passive 偏られる 偏られない
Causative 偏らせる 偏らせない
Causative + Passive 偏らされる 偏らされない
Imperative 偏れ 偏るな

Handwriting

偏
る

Example

It is important to eat various foods so that your nutrition doesn't become unbalanced.

Usage Notes

Used when something is not distributed evenly or when someone's thinking is one-sided. Common in contexts like diet, population distribution, or opinions.

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